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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
6 Months Ended
Jul. 01, 2016
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Leases and Other Commitments
The estimated future minimum operating lease commitments as of the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2016 are as follows (in millions):
 
2016 (Remaining)
$
16.4

2017
27.8

2018
20.9

2019
16.5

2020
12.7

Thereafter
33.6

Total
$
127.9


As of the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2016, the Company had unconditional purchase obligations of approximately $149.2 million. These unconditional purchase obligations primarily represent open non-cancelable purchase orders for material purchases with the Company’s vendors. Purchase obligations exclude agreements that are cancelable without penalty.
Litigation
On September 2, 2011, Recreational Data Services, LLC filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court for the State of Alaska in Anchorage against Trimble Navigation Limited, Cabela’s Incorporated, AT&T Mobility and Alascom, Inc., alleging breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, interference with contract, promissory estoppel, fraud, and negligent misrepresentation. The case was tried in front of a jury in Alaska beginning on September 9, 2014. On September 26, 2014, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff and awarded the plaintiff damages of $51.3 million. On January 29, 2015, the court granted our Motion for Judgment notwithstanding the Verdict, and on March 18, 2015, the Court awarded the Company a portion of its incurred attorneys’ fees and costs, and entered Final Judgment in the Company’s favor in the amount of $0.6 million.  The Final Judgment also provides that the plaintiff take nothing on its claims.  On April 17, 2015, the plaintiff filed a Notice of Appeal to the Alaska Supreme Court. The parties have completed all appellate briefing, and oral arguments were heard before the Alaska Supreme Court on February 24, 2016. A decision by the Alaska Supreme Court has not been made.
On March 12, 2015, Rachel Thompson filed a putative class action complaint in California Superior Court against the Company, the members of its Board of Directors, and JP Morgan Chase Bank.  The suit alleged that the Company’s Board of Directors breached their fiduciary obligations to the Company’s shareholders by entering into a credit agreement with JP Morgan Chase Bank that contains certain change of control provisions that plaintiff contends are disadvantageous to shareholders.  The complaint sought declaratory relief, injunctive relief, and costs of the action but did not seek monetary damages. By order filed February 1, 2016, the Court granted preliminary approval of a proposed settlement reached by the parties, which would modify one provision of the credit agreement and permit the named plaintiff to seek recovery of attorney’s fees. The Court also ordered that notice be provided to shareholders, and scheduled a hearing on June 10, 2016 to consider any objections to the settlement. On June 10, 2016, without any objections, the Court issued a final order and judgment granting approval of the proposed settlement, and awarded plaintiffs $250,000 in fees and costs as agreed to by the parties.
From time to time, the Company is also involved in litigation arising out of the ordinary course of our business. There are no other material legal proceedings, other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business, to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or of which any of the Company's or its subsidiaries' property is subject.